Are chicken pox a form of herpes

How are cold soars and chicken pox a form of herpes?

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090424142621AAT5qIR

They are caused from a virus which is hepres, but don’t mistake it with the herpes down there, lol. That would be a different strain of virus and i didn’t know chicken pox was herpes?? :S

Is chicken pox a type of herpes?

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Is_chicken_pox_a_type_of_herpes

Chickenpox is caused by a virus which is a member of the herpes virus family it is spread through the air or by direct contact with an infected person.

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shingles???? chicken pox or herpes which form is it?

Q: shingles is a form of chicken pox not herpes as someone said…..look it up…..

A: Herpes Zoster is the medical term for Shingles.Varicella Zoster is the medical term for Chicken pox.Each are among the eight herpes viruses.

Is chicken pox or a cold sore on your lip a form of herpes?

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A: Cold sores are a form of herpes simplex. Chicken pox is caused by a separate virus altogether.

Can chicken pox occur again to somebody who has already suffered from it in past?

Q: Morever, is there any vaccine to prevent the deadlier form of chicken pox- herpes zoaster.

A: There are so many misconceptions about varicella and shingles that I feel compelled to set this right again. Christin K was right on nearly every point – except about shinges being a more severe infection by varicella in adulthood.Lets start with this: the causative virus of chicken pox and shingles is the same virus: varicella-zoster virus. “Chicken pox” is the name for a syndrome- a collection of symptms and findings that is usually seen in primary (first exposure) infections. BUT- chicken pox may occur two times or more in rare cases. It is thought (but not proved) that these are serial re-infections with different strains and NOT the reactivation of disease that is known as “shingles” or “herpos zoster”. Importantly, “shingles” or “zoster ” is the reactivtion of a latent varicella infection that happened in the past- it is not the name for chicken pox in an adult.Which is more deadly, chicken pox or shingles? Chicken pox, by far. Adults who contract chicken pox have a much higher risk of varicella pneumonia which is a very aggressive disease. Pneumonia, encephalitis, hepatitis, and secondary skin infection may all complicate varicella. By comparison with chicken pox in the adult, zoster is a minor nuissance.The varicella vaccine is about 80% efective in preventing primary infection by varicella. It is not certain whether those who receive the vaccine (a live form of varicella) are less or more likely to suffer from shingles later.